Here you can find the links to the different HYDE datasets.

HYDE 1.0 (1997)

• Regional breakdown only. Period covered CE 1890 – CE 1990.

HYDE 2.0 (2001)

• Spatial resolution 30 arc min (~2500 km² at equator). Period covered CE 1700 – CE 2000. Population, cropland and pasture only.

HYDE 3.0 (2006)

• Spatial resolution 5 arc min (~85 km² at equator). Period covered CE 1700 – CE 2000. Population, cropland and pasture only.

HYDE 3.1 (2011)

• Spatial resolution 5 arc min (~85 km² at equator). Period covered 10 000 BCE  – CE 2005. Population, cropland and pasture only.

HYDE 3.2 (2017)

• Spatial resolution 5 arc min (~85 km² at equator). Period covered 10 000 BCE  – CE 2020. Incl. irrigated areas, rice, intensive pasture, extensive rangelands.

HYDE 3.3 (2022), in prep.

• Spatial resolution 5 arc min (~85 km² at equator). Period covered 10 000 BCE  – CE 2021. Includes radiocarbon archaeological data (onset of agriculture) for Eurasia & ArchaeoGlobe estimates for the rest of the world. Note: for the Global Carbon Project, different data for Brazil (1985-present) from the MapBiomas project are included.